I didn’t set out to vibe code Giftr.
I didn’t even think I’d be able to do any of the dev work.

I set out to prove that care and generosity could be a growth engine for community, and that crypto could be warm, magical, and capable of connecting our digital and physical worlds.

Giftr started as a side hustle experiment. It was an excuse to play with new AI tools people joked their dog could code with.

It was a bumpy start.
The current Giftr repo is my third attempt.

Twice I gave it everything and walked away thinking, “This just isn’t possible for me.”

But I kept coming back. I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

I started reading dev docs, asking AI to explain them back to me, and slowly connecting the dots. The day I got wallet transactions to work, I knew I could do this.

I use AI daily now. Claude, Cursor, Codex, Canva, Perplexity. They accelerate my output, but they don’t decide what feels true or magical.

They aren’t doing demos.
They aren’t asking for feedback.
They aren’t packing boxes or walking to the post office.

My judgment, empathy, taste, and lived experience are the moat.

So yes, it’s true. I’m not a dev.

I’m a builder with conviction, creativity, curiosity, and patience disguised as obsession.

Vibe coding is staying calm, creative, and resourceful when everything breaks. It’s trusting that you’ll figure it out. It’s knowing that success isn’t just how it works, but how it feels.

It’s staying at your desk until what you push to prod finally feels right. 💜

I didn’t set out to vibe code Giftr.
I didn’t even think I’d be able to do any of the dev work.

I set out to prove that care and generosity could be a growth engine for community, and that crypto could be warm, magical, and capable of connecting our digital and physical worlds.

Giftr started as a side hustle experiment. It was an excuse to play with new AI tools people joked their dog could code with.

It was a bumpy start.
The current Giftr repo is my third attempt.

Twice I gave it everything and walked away thinking, “This just isn’t possible for me.”

But I kept coming back. I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

I started reading dev docs, asking AI to explain them back to me, and slowly connecting the dots. The day I got wallet transactions to work, I knew I could do this.

I use AI daily now. Claude, Cursor, Codex, Canva, Perplexity. They accelerate my output, but they don’t decide what feels true or magical.

They aren’t doing demos.
They aren’t asking for feedback.
They aren’t packing boxes or walking to the post office.

My judgment, empathy, taste, and lived experience are the moat.

So yes, it’s true. I’m not a dev.

I’m a builder with conviction, creativity, curiosity, and patience disguised as obsession.

Vibe coding is staying calm, creative, and resourceful when everything breaks. It’s trusting that you’ll figure it out. It’s knowing that success isn’t just how it works, but how it feels.

It’s staying at your desk until what you push to prod finally feels right. 💜